Megan McKay

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Megan McKay
Melbourne Boomers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Basketball
Representing  Australia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taiwan Team

Megan Ann McKay (born 8 January 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Early life and career

McKay was born and raised in Katanning, Western Australia.[1][2] She attended St Mary's Anglican Girls' School in Perth.[3]

McKay played for the

State Basketball League (SBL) in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[4]

College career

McKay played four years of college basketball in the United States for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2015 and 2019.[3][5] She earned first-team All-West Coast Conference in 2017–18 and 2018–19.[6]

Statistics

Source[7]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2015-16 Saint Mary's 32 61.9% – 62.9% 5.91 0.50 0.66 0.38 7.38
2016-17 Saint Mary's 33 55.7% – 63.2% 7.85 1.33 0.61 0.97 10.67
2017-18 Saint Mary's 30 60.8% – 69.9% 7.33 0.67 0.43 0.73 15.33
2018-19 Saint Mary's 33 58.2% 29.4% 67.6% 7.85 1.09 0.55 0.21 12.64
Career 128 58.9% 26.3% 66.7% 7.24 0.91 0.56 0.57 11.45
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2015-16 Saint Mary's 32 96 155 0 1 44 70 189 16 21 12 236
2016-17 Saint Mary's 33 146 262 0 1 60 95 259 44 20 32 352
2017-18 Saint Mary's 30 180 296 0 0 100 143 220 20 13 22 460
2018-19 Saint Mary's 33 159 273 5 17 94 139 259 36 18 7 417
Career 128 581 986 5 19 298 447 927 116 72 73 1465

Professional career

Coming out of college, McKay returned to the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2019 WSBL season.[8]

For the 2019–20 season, McKay joined TSV 1880 Wasserburg of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga.[9] In 21 games, she averaged 16.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.[10]

McKay joined the Townsville Fire for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland.[11]

McKay re-joined the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2021 NBL1 West season.[10]

McKay joined the Bendigo Spirit for the 2021–22 WNBL season.[10] She then played for the Bendigo Braves of the NBL1 South during the 2022 NBL1 season and then re-joined the Spirit for the 2022–23 WNBL season.[10]

With the Braves in 2023, McKay earned NBL1 South MVP and NBL1 South All-Star Five.[12] She helped the Braves win the NBL1 South championship[13] and the NBL1 National championship.[14][15] She was subsequently named NBL1 National Finals Championship Game MVP and NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.[12]

On 19 January 2024, McKay signed with the

Melbourne Boomers for the rest of the 2023–24 WNBL season as an injury replacement for Penina Davidson.[16][17]

McKay re-joined the Braves for the 2024 NBL1 South season.[18] She stepped away from the team mid season to take a break from basketball for personal reasons.[19]

National team

McKay played for Australia at the 2013

FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Melbourne, where Australia took home the gold.[20] She played for the Australian University National Team in 2017 at the World University Games in Taipei.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Who to watch at the 2023 NBL1 National Finals". NBL1.com.au. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ Everett, Lachlan (13 February 2023). "Making Bendigo Home: Megan McKay". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Megan McKay - Women's Basketball - SMC California Athletics". smcgaels.com.
  4. ^ "Player statistics for Megan McKay – 2013". WA State Basketball League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. ^ "WBK Megan McKay Signs To Play For Saint Mary's". smcgaels.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. ^ "2019-20 WBB Record Book (PDF) - West Coast Conference" (PDF). wccsports.com.
  7. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Player statistics for Megan McKay – 2019". WA State Basketball League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Megan McKay geht beim TSV 1880 Wasserburg auf Korbjagd" (in German). wasserburg24.de.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Megan McKay". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  11. ^ "WELCOME TO THE WNBL". wnbl.basketball.
  12. ^ a b "2023 NBL1 Awards Tracker". NBL1.com.au. 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  13. ^ "NBL1 South Recap | Women's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  14. ^ "NBL1 National Finals Recap | Women's Championship Game 2023". NBL1.com.au. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023.
  15. ^ "How defence brought Bendigo two titles". NBL1.com.au. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023.
  16. ^ "NEW BOOMER ALERT". facebook.com/MelbourneBoomers. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  17. ^ "NBL1 MVP signs with Melbourne Boomers". NBL1.com.au. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  18. ^ West, Luke (23 November 2023). "McKay hungry for more Braves' success after "surreal" 2023". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Megan McKay's statement". NBL1.com.au. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  20. ^ "13 - Megan Ann McKay". archive.fiba.com.

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